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What is your favourite water fountain in Toronto?
One of the ways to counter the negative attitude that is engulfing Toronto — thanks to such things as small-minded and commie-free Facebook groups — is to...
By Matthew Blackett -
Toronto’s Butterflies
–Clouded Sulpher The city’s built form does not easily lend itself to habitats suitable many insects and we go to great lengths to keep ourselves...
By Jessica Lemieux -
Before & After: Snail Mail to City Hall
Comparative Then and Now Front steps at Old City Hall 1922-2011 Before and After will appear each Friday showcasing mixed Then and Nows by local artist...
By Alden Cudanin -
NO MEAN CITY: Macy Dubois’s 45 Charles, RIP
Cross-posted from No Mean City, Alex’s personal blog on architecture The modernist architecture of the mid-20th century is now historic. And one...
By Alex Bozikovic -
Why is biking in London a pleasure and biking in Toronto sometimes a pain?
I spent the weekend plus a few days rambling around London. I was there during the first 3 days of the riots, but apart from a Vauxhall house music DJ...
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Friday’s headlines
CITY HALL • Brothers Ford throw a shrimp on Rocco Rossi’s barbie [Globe & Mail] • Ford poised to break promise of no layoffs [The Star...
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STREET SCENE: Streetcars Resume
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Headspace: Jeremy Guthrie, Major League baseball player and urban cyclist
This regular online series will feature interviews with fascinating and influential urban thinkers, with a focus on discussing how Toronto can become a...
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Thursday’s headlines
CITY HALL • Peter Kuitenbrouwer: Sophie’s Choice, the City Hall remake [National Post] • Marxist doesn’t like the sound of Mammoliti’s...
By Bronwyn Clement -
World Wide Wednesday: Luminaires, Luminato, Graffiti Surge
Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...
By Hilary Best -
Wednesday’s headlines
CITY HALL • Toronto city hall snubs Malvern library ground-breaking [Globe & Mail] • Kuitenbrouwer: While city mulls closing libraries, two branches...
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London’s new walking wayfinding maps
I first heard about the “Legible London” project at the Walk21 conference in Toronto in 2007 — a plan for a new walking wayfinding...
By Dylan Reid
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered